Sony Ericsson defies analysts, posts a profit for Q1

16 April, 2010
It lives! Sony Ericsson have posted a profit for Q1 of 2010 - after almost two years, the Swedish-Japanese collaboration is back in black. The lengthy and costly changes Sony Ericsson has been going through...

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  • Anonymous
  • upd
  • 18 Apr 2010

SE and nokia is the future......

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    • CRAZE
    • 3xJ
    • 18 Apr 2010

    What the hell is with all of u ?
    Sony is nothing in front of nokia, LG and samsung. Their 1st quarter earnings are a false report. Sony wants to proof that it is coming back in the game. Can they......?
    They launched their so-called X10 at the end of this quarter. Vivaz was launched in the mid of quarter. Then which device did help them. Don't take the name of ugly Aino, Yari and satio( shape is copy of Viewty). Who would go for Aino and yari when there are nuber of touch screen options available. And do not say that sony competes in high end market..lol. Who would purchase their ugly phones when HTC, RIM, Apple and Nokia are their. The low end market is already captured by Nokia, SS and LG. The where is the place of sony......Hell. Is not it like that ?

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      • SE 2010
      • kJq
      • 18 Apr 2010

      Please guys just don't let this no body called craze or what ever other nicks he uses, ruin this victory of SE :D

      We are happy and proud of this achievement and a monkey like craze will never affect us with his negative attitude. So just ignore him pls, I think he has been humiliated enough and we gave him more attention than a monkey really deserves in his cage lol . Or even better just try throwing for him a banana and he will forget about any thing else loool :D

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        • SE 2010
        • kJq
        • 18 Apr 2010

        Craze is like the door mat of this forum every one visits here just steps on him and moves on looooool, I just think it's pretty cool to have a door mat in this forum because usually most forums lack door mats so thank you craze for being our door mat, I know your the same guy that used to annoy us in the X10 forum and I swiped your pride on the floor back then, but it seems that you just enjoy being raped by others :D

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          • xtian
          • uS}
          • 18 Apr 2010

          Jc, 16 Apr 2010I love Sony Ericsson! X10 better than other Android OS dev... moreur rite

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            • Anonymous
            • upd
            • 18 Apr 2010

            x10 is selling like a hot cake which will bring more profit to sony ericsson in Q2!!!

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              • Anonymous
              • upd
              • 18 Apr 2010

              well done SE....

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                • Anonymous
                • upd
                • 18 Apr 2010

                Sony ericsson is going to be back on track in 2010!!!

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                  • Anonymous
                  • PAq
                  • 18 Apr 2010

                  Anonymous, 18 Apr 2010I wouldn't believe their quarterly earnings just yet. Sony ... moreI think you are wrong. By the end of the year/early next year, they are selling more phones and gain more profit. The three musketeers (Satio,Aino,Yari) was helped SE to get profit in Q1 2010. After this, the fabolous 5 (X10, X10 mini, X10 mini pro, Vivaz, vivaz pro) will make double/triple profit for SE in Q2 2010.
                  You are talking crap my friend. A lot of people predict SE will bankrupt last year and still loss money. But now, the fact tells the opposite. SE makes profit. They eat their own crappy words. LOL

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 4RG
                    • 18 Apr 2010

                    I wouldn't believe their quarterly earnings just yet. Sony ericsson is struggling to sell units worldwide, and their global sales are down by 20-25%. By the end of this year/early next year, they will be looking to sell their mobile division.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • j@4
                      • 18 Apr 2010

                      Wait for more high tech stuff coming from SE this year, This year you will see the "Rise of king from ground that will kill all demons (nokia, samsung, apple, LG, RIM, motorola) and rule the world like a GLADIATOR.

                      1) Playstation phone coming soon Oct 2010
                      2) Ebook+netbook+Playstation+Phone coming soon Dec 2010

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                        • Anonymous
                        • RbX
                        • 17 Apr 2010

                        Apple makes this in 2-3 days at most lmao. iPhone will rule all your piece of crap sony phones!!! Hahaha.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • uSN
                          • 17 Apr 2010

                          Sony Ericsson's Xperia X10 gets multi-touch after all...
                          http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/16/sony-ericsson-x10-can-do-multitouch-after-all-will-get-android/

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                            • Anonymous
                            • PBR
                            • 17 Apr 2010


                            LG. lol's good

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                              • Anonymous
                              • w7h
                              • 17 Apr 2010

                              CRAZE, 17 Apr 2010come on.. I m talking about UI. Ithink u need to know what ... moreLG = life's gone on the day its guarantee expires

                              LG SU2300 (SU = stupid UI made by 2300 stupid designers)

                              21 millions is enough to pay their scholarship until 5th grade

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                                • Anonymous
                                • upd
                                • 17 Apr 2010

                                Expecting more good products from SE in this year...

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • PBR
                                  • 17 Apr 2010

                                  CRAZE, 17 Apr 2010Have'nt all of u checked upcoming LG LU2300 android phone. ... moreLets compare the upcoming LG LU2300 android phone with SONY' X10.
                                  Screen size:
                                  X10: 4 in
                                  LU2300: 3.5 in
                                  Winner: X10

                                  Screen Type:
                                  X10 : LCD screen
                                  LU2300: unknown screen
                                  Winner: X10

                                  Camera:
                                  X10 : 8 MP
                                  LU2300: 5MP
                                  Winner: X10

                                  Video recording:
                                  X10 : WVGA Class-A
                                  LU2300: HD fake
                                  winner: X10

                                  Sreen sencitivity:
                                  X10 : capacitive Class-A
                                  LU2300: Capacitive with multi failure support (failed s-class UI)
                                  Winner: X10

                                  Divx playback:
                                  X10 : no Divx
                                  LU2300: Divx available
                                  Winner: X10

                                  Flash Support:
                                  X10 : No flash support
                                  Lu2300: full flash support
                                  Winner: X10

                                  Querty Keyboard:
                                  X10 : No need KeyBoard (just touch screen)
                                  Lu2300: 4 row quarty kayboard
                                  X10 wins

                                  Processor:
                                  X10 : 1 GHZ
                                  LU2300: 1 GHZ
                                  Winner: X10

                                  RAM:
                                  X10 : 384 mb
                                  LU2300: Unknown (must be less than 128 mb)
                                  Winner: X10

                                  LG LU2300 is the world's first ever *failure before launch* android phone.
                                  You can just check the specifications of LG LU2300 at any funny web site.

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                                    • Suman
                                    • tA$
                                    • 17 Apr 2010

                                    Well done SE.
                                    Keep Your Customer.
                                    Keep Your work hard.
                                    And MAKE BELIVE all people that SE phones is THE BEST

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                                      • se lover
                                      • up1
                                      • 17 Apr 2010

                                      congrats sony ericsson..... please concentrate more on india...

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                                        • Manikandan
                                        • upd
                                        • 17 Apr 2010

                                        Despite a 28% drop in shipments to 10.5 million units in the first quarter, Sony Ericsson returned to profitability in the three month period. The launch of two well reviewed handsets has really helped turn things around for the joint venture. The duo's first Android powered model, the Xperia X10, was released in Europe. The company has high hopes for this flagship handset, equipped with a 4 inch display and the Timescape and Mediascape interfaces. Add to that the launch of the Vivaz which is a Symbian S60 powered device with an 8.1MP camera that captures video in HD. The acceptance by customers of those two phones and good sales of existing models led the joint venture to raise its Average Selling Price by 12% from the prior year. The bottom line was that Sony Ericsson earned 21 million Euros (approximately $25 million U.S.) in the first quarter, up from a loss of 167 million euros in the prior three month period and a loss of 293 million Euros from last year's first quarter. Part of the reason for the improvement was the four fold rise in gross margin from last year. The profit was the first for the joint venture after 7 straight quarters of red ink